Hornbills probably manage this cool trick by dilating the blood vessels to increase flow in their uninsulated beaks, the team writes May 18 in PLOS ONE. Toucans lose about 60 percent of their ...

Sang Tukang pointed out that the image of a toucan is often used instead of a rhinoceros hornbill. Toucans are native to Southern Mexico, Central America, South America, and northern Argentina.

Some, like the striking rhinoceros hornbill, have a bony casque or protrusion on top of a bright, Toucan-like beak. India’s Malabar grey hornbill, with a more subtly colored beak, is a smaller, less ...

Although not as extreme as toucan beaks, hornbill beaks are still quite large relative to their bodies. To determine whether hornbills might likewise use their beaks for this purpose, the authors ...

Was it a toucan? “It’s called a Von Der Decken’s Hornbill,” said Rachel Gonzalez, manager of Omar’s. “They’re really hard to get now – we got them last year and had them in the ...

Although not as extreme as toucan beaks, hornbill beaks are still quite large relative to their bodies. To determine whether hornbills might likewise use their beaks for this purpose, the authors ...